BILL NUMBER: SB 1721	CHAPTERED  09/27/00

	CHAPTER   752
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 11, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hayden
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Figueroa, and Solis)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aroner, Bock, Ducheny, and
Longville)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2000

   An act to add and repeal Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section
89415) of, Chapter 4.2 (commencing with Section 89416) of, and
Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 89417) of, Part 55 of the
Education Code, relating to the California State University.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1721, Hayden.  California State University.
   Existing law establishes the California State University, and
authorizes the operation of its various campuses under the
administration of the Trustees of the California State University.
   This bill would authorize the Trustees of the California State
University to establish an African American Political Institute and
an Institute for Central American Studies at California State
University, Northridge, and a Center for Portuguese Studies at
California State University, Stanislaus, with nonpublic funds or with
other funds that the California State University, Northridge, and
the California State University, Stanislaus are authorized to expend
for, and make available for, these purposes, respectively.  The
provisions enacted by the bill would be repealed as of January 1,
2010.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The Central American population of southern California is
projected to be 2,500,000 by the year 2010, making the Central
Americans the second largest Latino group in California.
   (2) California State University, Northridge (CSUN), enrolls one of
the largest concentrations of Central Americans of any university in
the United States, and CSUN has already established an academic
minor in Central American studies.
   (3) The nations of Central America have rich and unique histories
and cultures that are now increasingly interwoven with the history
and culture of California.
   (4) There is a need for research, education, and university
services focused on the Central American community in California, the
history and nature of the migration of members of that community,
and the relationship between the economies and cultures of Central
America and California.
   (b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to accomplish
both of the following:
   (1) To request the Trustees of the California State University to
establish the first research institute for Central American studies
in the United States.
   (2) To authorize the establishment of the Institute for Central
American Studies at California State University, Northridge.
  SEC. 2.  Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 89415) is added to
Part 55 of the Education Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 4.1.  CENTER FOR PORTUGUESE STUDIES

   89415.  (a) The trustees may establish a Center for Portuguese
Studies at California State University, Stanislaus, with nonpublic
funds or with other funds that the California State University,
Stanislaus, is authorized to expend for, and makes available for,
this purpose.
   (b) From any moneys it may subsequently receive in grants and
donations, the center shall reimburse the California State University
for the full amount of any funds of the university, or the value of
any resources supported by the funds of the university, that are
expended to establish the center.
   (c) An advisory board to the center may be established only if
private funds have been donated to the center in an amount deemed by
the trustees to be sufficient to defray the costs of that board.
   89415.3.  The university may expend an amount not to exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the center.
   89415.5.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 3.  Chapter 4.2 (commencing with Section 89416) is added to
Part 55 of the Education Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 4.2.  AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTE

   89416.  (a) The trustees may establish an African American
Political Institute at California State University, Northridge, with
nonpublic funds or with other funds that the California State
University, Northridge, is authorized to expend for, and makes
available for, this purpose.
   (b) From any moneys it may subsequently receive in grants and
donations, the institute shall reimburse the California State
University for the full amount of any funds of the university, or the
value of any resources supported by the funds of the university,
that are expended to establish the institute.
   (c) An advisory board to the institute may be established only if
private funds have been donated to the institute in an amount deemed
by the trustees to be sufficient to defray the costs of that board.
   89416.3.  The university may expend an amount not to exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the institute.
   89416.5.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 4.  Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 89417) is added to
Part 55 of the Education Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 4.3.  INSTITUTE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN STUDIES

   89417.  (a) The trustees are authorized to establish an Institute
for Central American Studies at California State University,
Northridge, with nonpublic funds or with other funds that the
California State University, Northridge, is authorized to expend for,
and makes available for, this purpose.  The primary focus of this
research institute will be to support the academic advancement of
Central American studies as a discipline and to provide research and
education concerning the totality of economic, historical, and
cultural relationships among the nations of Central America,
California, and Central American immigrants to California.
   (b) From any moneys it may subsequently receive in grants and
donations, the institute shall reimburse the California State
University for the full amount of any funds of the university, or the
value of any resources supported by the funds of the university,
that are expended to establish the institute.
   (c) An advisory board to the institute may be established only if
private funds have been donated to the institute in an amount deemed
by the trustees to be sufficient to defray the costs of that board.
   89417.3.  The university may expend an amount not to exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the institute.
   89417.5.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends
that date.
